Freedom of speech in the UK is effectively nonexistent due to laws that allow the state to arrest people for their expressed views.

“No, you don't have freedom of speech in Britain.”

Professionals in Canada are losing their right to express themselves politically or professionally.

“likely Professionals in this country can say goodbye to their right to express themselves politically or otherwise politically or professionally”

She claims that she is being targeted by Zionist organizations that seek to censor her and destroy her career for criticizing the state of Israel.

“You have Zionist organizations that are threatening and bullying people because people are taking a stance against this act against humanity.”

Megyn Kelly believes the UK government's actions in banning visitors for political views are hypocritical and violate the spirit of free speech.

“So, I think this is hypocritical. It's outrageous and of all times to be doing it as we over here are celebrating our independence from you guys.”

Shabbos Kestenbaum asserts that the UK government is eroding free speech by arbitrarily deciding which political views are acceptable.

“I agree with how you diagnose the problem. That's why I was comfortable using the word authoritarian because when you have the government arbitrarily deciding which views we're going to subjectively decide or allow into this country, that's really dangerous.”

Freedom of speech is the most essential right in a democratic society, and he advocates for it as a staunch absolutist who believes hate speech must be protected.

“it is the most important right that Americans have it's not a coincidence or an accident that it's named in the First Amendment to the Constitution without it no Democratic Society can be Democratic for long and I'm an absolutist”

He believes that freedom of speech should be absolute and include offensive or hateful rhetoric regardless of context.

“I think if you're going to mirror the First Amendment uh with Twitter then you need to allow that speech in”

Freedom of speech and inquiry are cardinal values because they are essential instruments for uncovering objective truth.

“the point of freedom of speech freedom of inquiry and all these things was to get to a truth it wasn't a game in itself right it was a belief that there was something to uncover at the end of that process that was more than worth”

She argues that the freedom to use offensive language, including racial slurs, is the primary requirement for a society to truly have freedom of speech.

“I want to live in a country where people are allowed to say what they want unashamedly and you can you will go on then say it. Say the n word. Go on.”

Freedom of speech is a fundamental value that should be defended even when people express views that are contentious or potentially offensive.

“I was also somebody who's always had believed in freedom of speech. I mean I still do but I did learn a lot from that because there is a difference between engaging with all speech and a difference between engaging in bad faith good faith speech.”

Chanting death to the IDF is inherently dangerous as it can be interpreted by others as a call for the killing of individual human beings.

“And in the wrong people's voices and impressionable heads, it can lead to people actually thinking what you mean is killing human beings.”

He believes freedom of speech must have strict exceptions for the commission, admission, or incitement of violence.

“You can speak about being a free speech absolutist but there must be three exceptions incitement to violence Commission of violence and admission of violence”

He argues that Kanye West's rhetoric is not protected free speech because of its potential to influence youth and incite real-world harm.

“I don't think uh that that's freedom of speech what he's doing that can incite a riot that can uh incite a hate attack on the Jewish community”

Targeted harassment campaigns cannot be excused or hidden under the guise of free speech.

“This is revenge masquerading as free speech.”

Freedom of speech does not protect targeted harassment campaigns that intentionally cause fear, distress, or damage to a victim's livelihood, regardless of whether the perpetrator has physically follo

“The First Amendment protects robust public debate and criticism, but it does not protect courses of conduct intended to cause fear or emotional distress, targeted harassment campaigns, true threats, and stalking behavior.”